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. 2020 Sep 5;57(10):978. doi: 10.1007/s13312-020-2015-3

Therapeutic Clowning in Pediatric Practice: A Novel Concept to Think About in India

Shahid Akhtar Siddiqui 1,, Mukesh Vir Singh 1
PMCID: PMC7605477  PMID: 32893831

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